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Thursday, September 2, 2010

Pear Flognarde

From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...This homely dessert, called a flognarde, is associated with provincial kitchens in the Limousin region of France. A flognarde is a clafoutis made with any fruit other than cherries. This dessert, like the clafoutis, is a cross between a pudding and a cake and it's made by pouring a custard-like batter over a layer of fruit. It's one of those rare desserts that can really be made with a wooden spoon or whisk. A pear flognarde lacks the pocked appearance of the versions made with berries, and because the fruit remains at the bottom the pan, it is characterized by a smooth and richly browned top. If you enjoy pears, you will love this dessert. Be sure to use ripe but firm fruit for the flognarde. Overripe pears will weep into the batter and you'll have unpredictable results. While the recipe utilizes heavy cream, no additional fat is used in its making. You can substitute light cream or half-and-half if you must, but it will change the texture of the dessert. It happens that this is one of my favorite desserts. It is easy to do and when pears are in season it has outstanding flavor. I have a bottle of pear liqueur that's been in my pantry for nearly 40 years. I'm very stingy with it and use it only to enhance the flavor of desserts I love. While I use a splash of it in the flognarde, it's a nice but not necessary addition to the batter. If you start with ripe and flavorful pears you'll do fine without it. Just make sure to put pear liqueur on your Christmas list. Do serve this while it is still warm. Here's the recipe.Pear Flognarde...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite

Goodness, I have never heard of this name! It does not look bad at all. We are going to an Asian pear orchard this fall where they have tons of different varieties of pears. I plan on putting it on my blog, I know you will enjoy it.

Aha! I'm the first to comment... Flognarde - that my friend I have never heard of even with a "French"culinary degree. I've learned something new, thank you. Mary, the growing pains of being a new blogger make me want to scream HELP! One tip, one ounce of advice of what to add to my site, content, or guest blogging wisdom would be greatly appreciated.

I do enjoy pears...and I do know I would absolutely flip over this homey yet decadent dessert. Mary - I don't know how you continue to wow us day after day! This looks like something I want to take to bed with me.

Wow! This is fantastic! I have never heard of this dessert though it sounds like a clafoutis which I just love! It sounds rich and flavorful with the addition of cinnamon and pear liqueur. Mmmm perfect for Autumn!

I never knew what a flognarde was before I read your post today, Mary. Bartlett pears are one of my favorite fruits and I see that they are just now starting to appear at the farmers market. I look forward to trying this new dessert.

I love that I come to your blog and see so many things I've never had or even seen before. It inspires me to want to try so many things! This dessert looks so wonderful, I bet it would go great with my coffee right now!!

I love pears and the texture of this seems to be my favorite kind-moist! It reminds me of my grandmother's persimmon pudding-that was actually a cake with a pudding like texture. Filing this away! Thanks for this one!

One of the reasons I enjoy visiting your blogs, is that you introduce me to recipes that are very new to me.I'm familiar with a clafouti, but not this. This looks so comforting and easy to make. I'm saving this for an easy fall dessert. I would be tempted to try apples with this, too.BTW, this is lovely and definitely not homely. Thanks!

I had some pears I just bought so I tried this recipe. It was delish! The only thing I did differant was add raspberries to it. It was very sweet from the pears so the raspberries tartness contrasted well. Thanks so much for the recipe. My mom will love this. What made me make it was that you said it was one of your favorite desserts. Thanks againShauna

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